The Four Immeasurable Thoughts

  1. May all beings have happiness and the causes of happiness - mercy

  2. May all beings be free of suffering and the causes of suffering - compassion

  3. May all beings not part with their happiness which is without suffering - delight

  4. May all beings be free of grasping and aversion towards one another and develop faith and equality in all who live - equanimity

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"Honor your Guru, Treasure your Dharma, and Practice diligently." 

- The Three Refuges    

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"Is is important when approaching the Dharma to constantly remember that every teaching is meant only as a method to tame and cultivate the mind. The point of the Buddhadharma is not to make one clever in argumentation or debate but to help one to overcome delusion and inner negativities, the sources of suffering and confusion. Dharma is not an elite secret to be greedily shared with the guru, but a personal instruction meant for inner practice and implementation. We should study from this perspective." 

- 13th Dalai Lama